Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2004
Closed Date: 2007
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In February 2004, the Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Holt's Family Restaurant in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the two charging parties, female employees, to a sexually hostile work environment, resulting in their constructive discharge in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in December 2004 through a consent decree.
The three-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: expunge the charging parties' personnel files from all references to the charges of discrimination, provide the charging parties with positive letters of reference, implement an anti-harassment policy, provide annual Title VII training for all its employees, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $3,750 to each of the charging parties.
The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (9/10/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/22/2018)
Last updated March 21, 2024, 3:04 a.m.
State / Territory: North Carolina
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 4, 2004
Closing Date: 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Holt's Family Restaurant (Lincolnton, NC), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 7500
Order Duration: 2004 - 2007
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: